User Guide

hyperlinkState 803
hyperlinkState
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
chuckExpression.hyperlinkState
// JavaScript syntax
chuckExpression.hyperlinkState;
Description
Text cast member property; contains the current state of the hyperlink. Possible values for the
state are:
#normal, #active, and #visited.
This property can be tested and set.
Like
hyperLink and hyperLinkRange, the returned range of the link contains the first character
of
chunkExpression.
Example
The following handler checks to see if the hyperlink clicked is a web address. If it is, the state of
the hyperlink text state is set to #visited, and the movie branches to the web address.
--Lingo syntax
property spriteNum
on hyperlinkClicked me, data, range
if data starts "http://" then
currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
currentMember.word[4].hyperlinkState = #visited
gotoNetPage(data)
end if
end
// JavaScript syntax
function hyperlinkClicked(data, range) {
var st = data.slice(0,7);
var ht = "http://";
if (st = ht) {
currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member;
currentMember.getPropRef("word", 4).hyperlinkState = symbol("visited");
gotoNetPage(data);
}
}
See also
hyperlink, hyperlinkRange